[Nfbmo] State convention past and future

Mon Mar 30 21:30:39 UTC 2015

    Gary and others, 

    Another reason in the past for the secret ballot was due to the fear by some that how they voted would affect other aspects of their lives,  especially concerning the American Council of the Blind and Services for the Blind. Some higher ups believed the blind should only have certain views; if you did not tow the line you suffered in various ways.

    Diana  :  )
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On Mon, 3/30/15, Gary Wunder via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] State convention past and future
 To: "'Bryan Schulz'" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>, "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
 Date: Monday, March 30, 2015, 3:36 PM

 Hi, Brian. I agree with
 you about Julia. What an outstanding personality and good
 service.

 I think we should
 discuss the issue of the secret ballot at the board meeting.
 I don't remember whether it exists in the Constitution
 or whether it is simply a matter of long-standing tradition,
 but I will have researched the matter by the board meeting
 and we can talk about this. The difficulty with your
 suggestion, of course, is that the person wanting a secret
 ballot will have forfeited any secrecy by standing. There
 were times in the 1970s when people were chastised about
 their votes when they returned to chapter meetings, the
 suggestion being that if the chapter had decided to throw
 its support behind one person, they were obligated as
 individual chapter members to vote accordingly. There were
 people who were pulled back into their chairs and told they
 were voting the wrong way. I think this is one of the things
 that helped to make the secret ballot attractive. If a
 secret ballot is to remain one of the rights of convention
 attendees, we can speed the process by dividing the room and
 using two boxes.

 I'd be
 glad to hear the opinions of others, and I think we should
 put this on the board agenda for May.

 Warmly,

 Gary

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 Monday, March 30, 2015 2:36 PM
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 Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] State convention past and
 future

 Hi,

 It probably depends on what
 time you ate and the capacity at the time.
 Julia at the restaurant was very helpful and
 the buffet was par for max capacity style of allowing people
 to eat quickly.
 Gene managed the surprises
 well but people need to spend more time listening as the
 first person spreading the news of the banquet delay turned
 from you can wait for the wedding party to clear out and
 have a drink where your meeting was located was explained as
 the couple getting married said we can have free drinks and
 now the banquet will be on floor two.
 It
 would be nice if any request for a secret vote includes a
 mandatory standing vote attempt first.
 Bryan

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org]
 On Behalf Of David Hertweck via Nfbmo
 Sent:
 Monday, March 30, 2015 12:17 PM
 To: Gary
 Wunder; NFB of Missouri Mailing List
 Cc:
 Eugene S Coulter
 Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] State
 convention past and future

 Personally I thought the service was poor and
 the food was horrible

 Sent
 from my iPhone

 > On Mar
 30, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Gary Wunder via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
 wrote:
 > 
 > I got a
 survey from the Sheraton and completed it. I liked the
 staff; there weren't enough of them. They did not get me
 in a room with a king size bed, nor did they get Erin Magoon
 in a room with two beds. This we were able to work out, and
 they were good about it.
 > 
 > I think that they were very shortstaffed
 when it came to housekeeping and that the wait staff at the
 restaurant was really overworked. I didn't find one
 disagreeable staff member, but I did find myself feeling
 sorry for them.
 > 
 > I
 found my room comfortable, but I thought the closet was very
 small given places I usually stay. I was placed in a
 handicapped accessible room, and it was impossible to take a
 shower without getting water outside the shower area.
 > 
 > I was uncertain when
 it came to the question about whether or not I would
 recommend them. 
 > 
 >

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org]
 On Behalf Of Eugene S Coulter via Nfbmo
 >
 Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 9:10 PM
 >
 To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
 >
 Subject: [Nfbmo] State convention past and future
 > 
 > If anyone has
 constructive feedback regarding this year’s convention
 facilities please make me aware of your concerns.
 > Also,at the May board meeting I will
 request  authorization to seek bids for the 2017
 convention
 > 
 > In
 normal rotation that would be Kansas City. However, I am not
 assuming that they are only possibility. For example, our
 Show Me Chapter or  South Central Chapter may wish to host.
 Or, maybe those two chapters would want to cohost  perhaps
 in Rolla. Of course, Show Me could host anywhere in the
 state. I write this now to give folks a chance to think
 about things and the feasibility of  any such hosting.
 > I just do not want to assume  that we
 have a closed loop of 5 chapters.
 >
 Gene
 >
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